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Madera County, CA

162,858 Population
2,136.9 square miles 76.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,062 ±$2,062 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,553 ±$5,838 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.2% ±3.5% (28,396  ±5,384) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27 minutes ±2.4 (1,499,230  ±160,560) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

46,781 ±1,407 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.3 ±0.1 (156,401  ±414) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

8% ±3.1% (3,170  ±1,235) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

51,776 ±122 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$398,500 ±$18,116 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.4% ±2.9% (20,042  ±4,700.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

72.7% ±4.4% (75,320  ±4,610) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
15.6% ±1.9% (16,151  ±2,015.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

18.9% (30,754  ±3,454) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.9% ±0.9% (4,657  ±1,049) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,657 Total veterans ±1,049 4,127 Male ±957 530 Female ±425

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